MICA Medical Foundation

MICA Medical Foundation was founded in 2014 to support physician education and training, medical care delivery research, and improved patient outcomes in the communities we serve, consistent with MICA’s core mission and values.

Is Your Program Eligible for Funding?

To be eligible for grant funding, programs and initiatives must focus on improving patient safety, quality of care, reducing medical errors, and/or physician education and training.

Organizations seeking funding must qualify as exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Activities must have a primary impact in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and/or Utah, and are typically centered on:

The education and training of physicians
Development, implementation, or changes in health care-related systems, tools, and processes that improve outcomes
Pilot programs designed to improve medicine

MICA Medical Foundation does NOT fund the following:

Political organizations, campaigns and lobbying efforts
Religious organizations
Endowment campaigns
Societies and fraternal organizations
Telephone solicitation
Construction or repair of facilities
Capital campaigns
Projects that benefit individual applicants or serve a limited audience

MICA Medical Foundation Programs

Residency Program Grants
The MICA Medical Foundation has committed to funding three four-year residency positions in the Obstetrics/Gynecology Combined Residency Program at Dignity Health’s St. Joseph Hospital and Maricopa County Medical Center.

MICA Medical Foundation Selected Scholars

Scholastic Achievement Programs
MICA Medical Foundation works with the University of Arizona, AT Still University, Midwestern University, and University of Arizona – Phoenix, to provide scholastic achievement awards for medical students. The prestigious Robert F. Crawford Scholastic Achievement Award goes to the top-ranked medical student in each program.

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